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targets for exploits that can control RIP.
emulate [default] Vsyscalls turn into traps and are
- emulated reasonably safely.
+ emulated reasonably safely. The vsyscall
+ page is readable.
+
+ xonly Vsyscalls turn into traps and are
+ emulated reasonably safely. The vsyscall
+ page is not readable.
none Vsyscalls don't work at all. This makes
them quite hard to use for exploits but